WAJDI ABOUDIAB | HETEREPHONY | LLCC PROJECT [SCORE VIDEO]

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About the piece
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"Arabic Heterophony" is a three movements piece inspired by classical Arabic ensemble music (Takht تخت) and their interpretation techniques, as any instrument (usually no more than four instruments) plays the melody with its appropriate articulations, flourishes, beautifies and more techniques that reflect each player's background that can sometimes result in a big change in the main melody which will be almost unrecognizable but listening to all these performances simultaneously will make it stand out as our human's ear can identify the melodic line around which the performers are playing.
In this quartet of three movements, the instruments are used as traditional Arabic instruments by trying to resemble their sound, characters, and techniques, based on the Arab maqam world and traditional Arabic rhythms, with contemporary language through developments and modulations between these maqams and rhythms.
The quartet will follow the traditional form of "Waslah", which is a suite of three main parts: the first is a fully composed melody, the second is completely improvised (taqassim), and the third and final part will be a mix between composed and improvised melodies.
This is a recording by Austrasia Quartet during the composer residency in Metz – France (March – April 2022), hosted by La Cite Musicale de Metz.
score available through the composer website.
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About the Composer
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Wajdi Abou Diab, Founder of the Lebanese Living Composers' Channel.
Born in Lebanon, and graduated from the Lebanese National Conservatory of Music, Wajdi’s music exhibits an echo of Arabic music history, and it searches for inspiration in the elements of Arabic music such as Maqamat, rhythms, and Taqassim, as well as in classical Arabic language and rhythms of poetry.
His music language resulted in receiving numerous honoraria, awards and grants for many of his compositions, In addition to selecting his music for numerous CALLS FOR SCORE.
Wajdi believes in music as a powerful tool to engage with society, and following his beliefs, he launched several initiatives such as FREE MUSIC EDUCATION FOR ALL, and THE LEBANESE LIVING COMPOSER’S CHANEL.
And this resulted in gaining the trust and support of many patrons who believed in his projects and goals and awarded him several grants such as the FREEMUSE mini-grant, CULTURAL RESSOURCES exceptional grant, and support of the GOETHE institute, the CPML, the CCF, AFAC, and others.
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Find the composer on
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-Web site: https://www.wajdiaboudiab.com
-YouTube:    / wajdiaboudiab  
-Facebook:   / composerwajdiaboudiab  
-Instagram:   / wajdi_abou_diab  
-LinkedIn:   / wajdi-abou-diab  
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About LLCC project
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Lebanese Living Composers' Channel (LLCC) is a project by the Lebanese composer Wajdi Abou Diab, that aims to support the Lebanese living music composers, by creating a YouTube channel (along with a Facebook page and an Instagram account) dedicated to presenting their works as score videos.
Support the Lebanese composers by subscribing to our youtube channel and following us on Facebook and Instagram, and don't forget to comment, like, and share!
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Credits
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Archiving and video editing: Wajdi Abou Diab ( wajdiaboudiab.com )
Artwork: Amy Chiniara (   / amychiniara   )
Thanks to our donors for making this project possible
Zeina Saleh Kayali
Wajdi Abou Diab
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Useful Link
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LLCC submission form: https://forms.gle/VYD2bLixnEgEduBz5
LLCC youtube channel:
   / @llcc  
LLCC Facebook page:   / lebanese-living-composers-channel-llcc-100...  
LLCC Instagram page:   / lebaneselivingcomposers  
About LLCC: https://wajdiaboudiab.com/the-lebanes...
CPML website: https://www.patrimoinemusicallibanais...
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Copyrights
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This video is a part of the "Lebanese Living Composers Channel" project.
All materials used in this score-video and in the description are used with permission.